Lifelong friends see future success after Laurens restaurant’s soft opening
Laurens, South Carolina – With LDHS graduate Zach Owens in his new role as head chef and a full week into their soft opening, Moultrie Southern Cuisine owners Matthew Perkins and Jeffrey Ponder are already pleased with the responses coming in from guests and even repeat guests. And according to Matthew’s wife, Sidney Perkins, who…
Read MoreFinally Friday launches Memorial Day weekend
Laurens, South Carolina – Main Street Laurens will again host Finally Friday this weekend, with Cody Blackwell performing from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Laurens Plaza. As a launch to the Memorial Day weekend, American Legion Post 25 is sponsoring the musician, bringing Laurens area musician Cody Blackwell to The Plaza. “He does a…
Read MoreLocations across county prep for Saturday’s Ag + Art Tour
Residents will have the opportunity to get a working view of some of the farmers who fill our tables with food and glasses with milk, as well as experience the work of local and regional artisans, this weekend during the Second Annual Ag + Art Tour here in Laurens County. “It’s a chance to come…
Read MoreGrieving moms, coroner’s office hoping to make a difference
Laurens County, South Carolina – Butterflies fluttered through the cool skies of Clinton Saturday morning, May 3, as friends and family and volunteers came together for a memorial ride and a butterfly release to remember Hunter Sipes, a Clinton Volunteer Firefighter who was riding down S.C. Highway 76 on his motorcycle when he was hit…
Read MoreROTR brings music festival to Clinton May 17
Clinton, South Carolina – Rhythm on the Rails will take on a smaller footprint this year as Main Street Clinton focuses on music and food for the afternoon and evening festival. Planned for Saturday, May 17, the festival will run from 1 to 9 p.m., and feature music, food trucks and games. There will still…
Read MoreThree locals make up Clinton manager finalist list
Clinton, South Carolina – Following an executive session Monday night, Clinton City Council voted to have a brief special called meeting later this week to discuss the continued search for a city manager, which has been narrowed down to three local finalists. “In our search for city manager, we started off with 69 applications, and…
Read MoreSCDOT to hold May 27 drop-in public information meeting concerning Enoree River bridge
Enoree, South Carolina – SCDOT will hold a drop-in public information meeting regarding the bridge on S-112 (Beaverdam Church Road)/S-116 (Kilgore Bridge Road) over Enoree River at the border of Laurens and Spartanburg counties. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Beaverdam Baptist Church, 1252…
Read MoreLibrary’s Clinton Branch opens to public Sunday at 3 p.m.
Clinton, South Carolina – Staff members of the Laurens County Library’s Clinton Branch were finalizing arrangement of more than 30,000 books which had been delivered by a moving company in the last two weeks, unloading boxes, hooking up computers and getting ready to wow the people of Clinton who have waited many years for their…
Read More‘Out of the park!’ – Roma Restaurant featured on foodie YouTube channel
In February a team from America’s Best Restaurants spent the afternoon in Laurens at Roma, and The Advertiser talked with show host Theo Williams about their work promoting local favorite eateries. Today, April 24, the almost-13 minute video went live on America’s Best Restaurants YouTube Channel and Roma Restaurant’s Facebook page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPF-IZ1nmvkhttps://www.facebook.com/100035666303954/videos/1591348088221023 Below is the…
Read MoreTickets online or at the tent for this Friday’s Sip & Stroll
Laurens, South Carolina – Volunteers are still needed and tickets are still available for Friday night’s Sip & Stroll, hosted by Main Street Laurens this Friday night, April 25 in downtown Laurens and featuring wines from Enoree River Winery in Newberry and City Scape Winery in Pelzer. “Sip & Stroll takes place primarily indoors within…
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